In the span of ten days I was lucky enough to see Alejandro Escovedo and the Sensitive Boys, the Japandroids and the Drive-by Truckers each perform their unique brands of rock and roll. The AE show was special in that it was held in an old theater on the square in Danville IN. There likely weren't more that 150 people in attendance. Al played a range of old and brand new in the 4 piece rock combo format. He took a 4 song acoustic interlude in the aisles of the theater during the middle of the set. I was stricken emotional during the back to back renditions of Broken Bottle and I wish I was Your Mother, two songs I used to play on the guitar during a particularly dark period of my marriage. I cried like a baby listening to these two songs. Al ended the night with Sway and Beast of Burden. A great, great show.
Exactly a week later I ventured out to see the Japandroids at Radio Radio. Oddly enough, there were more people at this show. I guess not, Al's pushing 60 and these punks are likely in their 20's. This one surprised me with raw rock power. Another great, great show.
Two days later, Jonny V and I drove to Lexington for to see the DBT. We stopped over in Cincy to hit Shake It records. A must see destination for any music lover. I bought an Adam & the Ants and a Cheap Trick record. I also bought the new Daniel Johnston book highlighting his otherwordly artwork. The big rock show that night did not disappoint. Two and 1/2 hours of full throttle rock and roll, baby.
Lastly, today was Record Store Day. I lucked out and was able to get my hands on the vinyl release of Flaming lips cover of Dark Side of the Moon. One listen and I'm a believer. Also bought Skip Spences' classic Oar release on vinyl. Also picked up a curated Sonic Youth 'greatest hits' double vinyl. All very cool. Lunch with Brett, Ethan and Joel at Harold's Steer Inn on East 10th. Dinner at Pancho's with Amy while Katie is off to Prom. A crazy day for Big D.
